Zipalong Lad (IRE)
Zipalong Lad (IRE) is 2 from 12. Hasn't won since Feb 2006. Each win came on a first visit to the course. Last raced off a career-high mark of 130.
- 2–12Wins / Runs
- 16.7%Strike rate
- 5 (41.7%)Placed
- −1.50£1 level staken=12 at SP
- 1.60Fair A/E n=12 · 1.38 incl. margin
- 130Highest OR
- 27dBetween runs (median)longest 205 d
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast
Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.
Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 1,087 runs since Jan 2008 (140 horses).
Strongest on heavy going: 13.4% from 209. Weakest on good to soft going: 4% from 174. Weakest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 5.2% from 155.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 12 | 0 | 0% | −8.6 | — |
| Good to Firm | 109 | 6 | 5.5% | −3.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 286 | 20 | 7% | −1.6 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 174 | 7 | 4% | −4.6 | 0 from 5 |
| Soft | 296 | 33 | 11.1% | +2.5 | 1 from 3 |
| Heavy | 209 | 28 | 13.4% | +4.8 | 1 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −8.6 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 12 | 1 | 8.3% | −0.3 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 137 | 11 | 8% | −0.6 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 377 | 39 | 10.3% | +1.7 | 2 from 4 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 406 | 35 | 8.6% | 0 | 0 from 5 |
| Over 3m | 155 | 8 | 5.2% | −3.4 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
5 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Glenmoss Rosy (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 3m2f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Glenmoss Rosy (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenmoss Rosy (IRE) | 4 | 1 | 3m2f | Class 4 |
| Go White Lightning (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Runaway Harry (IRE) | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| Journals Rosy (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Go On George (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Soft | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.50 |
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.00 |
| Class 6 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 2 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 3 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.50 |
| Class 1 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheltenham | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Towcester | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Aintree | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.00 |
| Plumpton | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.50 |
| Newcastle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Worcester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 2 | 50% | +6.50 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paddy Brennan | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.50 |
| Tony Dobbin | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.00 |
| Dave Crosse | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Robert L Butler | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mick Fitzgerald | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| A P McCoy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wayne Hutchinson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Richard Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Carl Llewellyn | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 7 | 2 | 29% | +3.50 |
| 2005 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 9 | 2 | 22% | +1.50 |
| NH Flat | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 · 7 runs | |||||||||
| 24 Nov 06+12d | Newbury | Pertemps Handicap Hurdle (Qualifier) | PU/21 | — | 10-11 | 130 | — | Robert L Butler | 25/1 |
| 12 Nov 06+205d | Cheltenham | paddypowerpoker.com Intermediate Handicap Hurdle | 13/16 | 25 | 11-12 | 130 | 111C | Mick Fitzgerald | 25/1 |
| 21 Apr 06+14d | Ayr | NH Novices' Handicap Hurdle | 2/4 | 3½ | 11-12 | 129 | 130C | A P McCoy | 13/8 |
| 07 Apr 06+21d | Aintree | The Sportsman Handicap Hurdle (Listed) | 4/24 | 2 | 10-2 | 128 | 120C | Paddy Brennan | 16/1 |
| 17 Mar 06+27d | Cheltenham | Brit Insurance Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) | 8/19 | 1½ | 11-7 | 128 | 119C | Tony Dobbin | 25/1 |
| 18 Feb 06+48d | Lingfield | Lingfield-racecourse.co.uk Novices' Hurdle | 1/12 | 11-6 | — | 137C | Tony Dobbin | 4/1 | |
| 01 Jan 06+36d | Plumpton | Play Poker Keno On Sky Channel 272 'NH' Novices' Hurdle | 1/10 | 11-6 | — | 128C | Paddy Brennan | 9/2 | |
| 2005 · 5 runs | |||||||||
| 26 Nov 05+35d | Newcastle | Pagebet 'NH' Novices' Hurdle (Qual) | 3/13 | 1¼ | 11-0 | — | 118C | Wayne Hutchinson | 28/1 |
| 22 Oct 05+195d | Chepstow | Westcountryracing.com Affordable Syndicates Maiden Hurdle | PU/9 | — | 11-2 | — | — | Richard Johnson | 7/1 |
| 10 Apr 05+14d | Worcester | Maiden NH Flat Race | 16/19 | 2 | 10-10 | — | 63C | Dave Crosse | 16/1 |
| 27 Mar 05+17d | Towcester | NH Flat Race | 6/13 | 3½ | 11-4 | — | 95C | Carl Llewellyn | 3/1F |
| 10 Mar 05 | Towcester | NH Flat Race | 2/11 | nk | 10-12 | — | 122C | Dave Crosse | 22/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Zipalong Lad won?
- Zipalong Lad (IRE) won 2 of 12 archived starts between 2005 and 2006, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 5 times in total (41.7% of starts).
- Who trained Zipalong Lad?
- Zipalong Lad (IRE) was trained by Miss H Lewis on the most recent run on record, at Newbury on 24 November 2006.
- Who is Zipalong Lad's sire?
- Zipalong Lad (IRE) is by Zaffaran (USA) out of Rosy Posy (IRE), whose sire is Roselier.
- What going does Zipalong Lad prefer?
- Zipalong Lad (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Zipalong Lad's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 130, from the run on 24 November 2006. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Zipalong Lad's sire's record?
- Zaffaran (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 1,087 runs since Jan 2008 (140 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 13.4% from 209. Weakest on good to soft going: 4% from 174. Weakest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 5.2% from 155.
- Who are Zipalong Lad's siblings?
- Out of Rosy Posy (IRE), Zipalong Lad (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Glenmoss Rosy (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Glenmoss Rosy (IRE)). The wins came over 3m2f. As at Nov 2026.